Device for setting up wire fences



Dec. 21 1926. 1,611,410 H. BRYANT- DEVICE FOR SETTING UP WIRE FENCES 7 Filed June 20, 1925 G WM ya Patented Dec. 21, 1926.

illNi'l'El) STATES Parent orrics.

HENRY BRYANT, OF WA'UKESHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO 'WAUKESHA STEEL PROD- UCTS (30., OF WA'UKESI'IA, VIISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

DEVICE FOR SETTING UP WIRE FENCES.

Application filed June 20, 1925.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for setting up wire fences.

in setting up wire fences of the type comprising con'iparatively long strips of wire netting stretched between the fence posts, one end of each strip is secured to one fence post and the other end pulled manually toward the other post to make the netting as taut as possible, the posts being so spaced in that when the wire netting is stretched as much as possible by hand the unsecured end thereof is still an appreciable distance from the adjacent fence post. A suitable device is then placed against the latter fence post and connected with the unsecured end of the wire netting and adapted upon manipu lation thereof to further stretch the wire netting and pull the unsecured end thereof up against the post, this end of the netting then being secured to the post by any suit able means such as bands extendingaround the latter and the free end of the netting,

after which the stretching device is removed.

The devices used heretofore for the purpose 5 just outlined have been more or less complicated and manufactured at a relatively high cost, these devices generally including some form of pawl and ratchet mechanism. One of the objects of the presentinvcntion is to provide an improved device of the character referred to which operates on the principle of the screw and nut.

Another object is to provide an improved device of the character referred to which has advantages over those constructed heretofore as regards ease of operation, simplicity of construction and cost of manufacturing.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention an embodiment thereof is shown in the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, showing era] of the improved devices in position to pull the unsecured end of the wire netting of a fence into operative engagement with the fence post;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, showing the manner in which the free end of the wire netting is secured to the fence post after Serial No. 38,411.

having been pulled into operative engagement therewith; and

Fig. d is a section on line si-i of i3.

Ascrew 1 is provided atone end thereof with a shoe 2 curved, as shown in Fig. 2, for engagement with the fence post 8, screw 1 having a reduced end portion 1 which fits loosely in an opening through shoe 2 and is riveted over to hold the shoe against outward axial movement with respect to the screw. A plate 5 is provided with a central opening for receiving a nut 6 threaded upon screw 1 and provided with a flange 7 having openings therethrough which register with similar openings in plate 5 for receiving bolts or rivets 8 by means of which the plate and nut are securelyneldtogether. The shoe 2 is provided with notches 9 at the side edges thereof for receiving members 10 and 11, the rear ends of these members extendin loosely through openings in plate 5 and provided with nuts 12 and 13 screwed thereon, the front end portions of members 10 and 11 being bent toward each other, as' shown in Fig. 2 and then back at an acute angle to form hooks 14 and 15 adapted to be placed around the usual tension bar 16 at the end of the wire netting 17, the curved end portion of member 10 being bent slightly above the horizontal plane and the curved end portion of member 11 being bent slightly belowthe horizontal plane so that hook His superimposed above hook 15, as shown in Fig. 1, when these books are engaged with the tension bar. A T-shaped member 18 is fitted upon the rear end of screw 1 and fixed against movement with respect thereto by means of a rivet 19 extending through the screw and member, the vertical portion 20 of member 18 being provided with an opening 21 for receiving anv suitable tool where by the screw may be rotated.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that when shoe 2 is placed against fence post 3 and books 14 and 15 engaged with tension bar 16 at the unsecured end of the wire netting, the latter will be stretched and tension bar 16 pulled toward and against post 3 to the position shown in Fig. 3 upon rotation of screw 1 in the direction of the arrow.

If, upon pulling tension bar 16 manually Mill toward fence post 3 as close to the latter as possible, and upon engagement of shoe 2 with the fence post and rotation of screw 1 to bring nut 6 and plate 5 carried thereby up to and against shoe 2, hooks 14 and 15 are still out of reach of tension bar 16, members 10 and 11 can be further adjusted axially with respect to screw 1 by manipulation of nuts 12 and 13, whereby hooks 1e and 15 can be moved farther beyond post 3 to make possible their engagement with tension bar 16.

Netches 9 in the side edges of shoe 2 and the openings in plate 5 for receiving the rear ends of members 10 and 11 are the same distance from the axis of screw 1 so that the straight portions of members 10 and 11 are parallel with the screw, the hooks 14 and 15 being arranged to lie substantially in line with the axis of screw 1 when they are engaged with tension bar 16. By this construction, the force pulling tension bar 16 toward post- 3 is coincident with the axis of screw 1. Member 10 may be of greater cross sectional area than member 11 and adjusted to take most of the load, member 11 acting more as a guiding member to hold hook 14 and tension bar 16 engaged thereby in line with the axis of screw 1.

When screw 1 has been rotated to effect outward movement of plate 5 along the same a sufficient distance to pull tension bar 16 up against post 3, the post and the bar are secured together by means of tension bands 22 placed around the same and bolts 23 extending through the ends of the bands, as shown in Fig. 3.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an improved device of the character referred to has been provided which is simple in construction, efficient, easy to operate, and which may be manufactured at a comparatively small cost.

One embodiment of the invention has been shown in the drawings, but of course various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of the parts may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

The invention claimed 1s:

1. In a device of the character described,

a screw, a shoe loosely mounted upon one end of said screw and provided with a notch in one of its edges, a plate threaded upon said screw, a member connected to said plate and extending beyond said shoe and adapted for insertion into said notch, the forward end portion of said member being adapted for connection with part of a wire fence and arran ed to lie substantially in line with the axis of said screw when said member is inserted into said notch, and means for etfccting rotation of said screw.

in a device of the character described, a screw, a shoe loosely mounted upon one end of said screw and adapted for engageinent with a fence post, said shoe being pro vided with notches in the side edges thereof arranged on either side of the axis of said screw at substantially equal distances th 7efrom, a plate threaded upon said screw and provided with openings arranged on either side of the axis of said screw and substantially in line with said notches, members having their rear ends extending through said openings in said plate and connected to the latter and adapted for insertion into said notches, the forward ends of said members extending beyond said shoe and being bent toward each other and back at an angle to form hooks for ei'igagement with part of a wire fence, said hooks when so engaged being substantially in line with the axis of said screw and permitting insertion of said members into said notches in the side edges of said shoe whereby the latter acts to guide 1 said members and to hold said hooks sub stantially in line with the axis of said screw during operation of said device.

In witness whereof I hereto afliX my sig nature.

HENRY BRYANT. 

